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{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Shy FX
| image               = Shy FX.jpg
| caption             = Shy FX in 2004 at a rave in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].
| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name          = Andre Williams
| alias               = 45 Roller
| death_date          = 
| genre               = {{flatlist|
* [[Drum and bass]]
* [[jungle music|jungle]]
* [[reggae]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
}}
| occupation          = {{flatlist|
* DJ
* record producer
}}
| years_active        = 1992–present
| label               = {{flatlist|
* Sound of the Underground Records
* Ebony Recordings
* [[Digital Soundboy]]
* Cult.ure
}}
| associated_acts     = {{flatlist|
* [[T Power]]
* Ebony Dubsters
* [[Dizzee Rascal]]
}}
| website             = http://www.digitalsoundboy.com/
}}
'''Andre Williams''', better known as '''Shy FX''', is a British DJ and producer from London. He specialises in [[drum and bass]] and [[jungle music]].

==Biography==
Shy FX's debut record was "Jungle Love", released in 1992 on the Permission to Dance label. Soon after, he signed to Sound of the Underground Records (often abbreviated as S.O.U.R.) and in 1994 released the breakthrough [[ragga jungle]] track "[[Original Nuttah]]" (featuring vocals from MC UK Apache) which helped to cement his position as a mainstay producer of the jungle/drum & bass scene.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with [[T Power]], both as Ebony Dubsters and Shy FX and T Power; their 2001 breakthrough track "[[Shake Ur Body]]" with vocalist Di (real name [[Truce (group)|Dianne Joseph]]) was a number 7 hit in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Released on EMI subsidiary [[Positiva]], it gained widespread support from both club and commercial radio DJs and helped to further popularise drum & bass as a mainstream music genre.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited 
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 497}}</ref>

The success of "Shake Ur Body" was followed by the duo's album ''Set It Off'', released in 2002 on [[Pete Tong]]'s label [[FFRR Records|FFRR]]. Several EPs and single releases followed; by 2005, Shy FX had made the decision to consolidate his releases onto his own label and founded Digital Soundboy Recordings. In collaboration with T Power, they subsequently released the album ''Diary of a Digital Sound Boy'' on 17 October 2005, featuring the songs "Feelings", "On the Run" and "Plastic Soul". Shy FX and T Power also released "Don't Wanna Know" featuring Di and [[Skibadee|MC Skibadee]]. The song was notably used on the UK television programme ''Soccer AM'' as part of the 'Skills Skool' feature.

Shy FX produced "Da Feelin" for [[Dizzee Rascal]]'s 2007 album, ''[[Maths + English]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=Dizzee Rascal, Maths and English Review | work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/may/25/urban.shopping | access-date=7 June 2007 | location=London | first=Alex | last=MacPherson | date=25 May 2007}}</ref> He also produced "Can't Tek No More" on Dizzee Rascal's 2009 album, ''[[Tongue N' Cheek]]''. His remix of [[Naughty Boy]], [[Wiley (rapper)|Wiley]] and [[Emeli Sandé]]'s song "[[Never Be Your Woman]]" was released as the single rather than the original mix. Shy's remix charted at number eight on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. He [[remix]]ed "She Said", a number 3 UK chart single by [[Plan B (musician)|Plan B]]. His remix was released on both the "She Said" single and on the deluxe edition of Plan B's ''[[The Defamation of Strickland Banks]]''.

More recently, he produced "Raver" featuring [[Kano (city)|Kano]], [[Donae'o]] and Roses Gabor, plus the UK artist Yasmin's first single, "On My Own". He announced that his album, ''Larger Than Life'', was originally scheduled for a 2011 release but has since been renamed ''Cornerstone'' but did not have a fixed release date.

Williams also produced [[Yasmin (musician)|Yasmin]]'s third single "[[Light Up (The World)]]", which features [[Ms. Dynamite]]. It peaked at No. 50 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120122/7501/ |title=UK Singles Chart|date=28 January 2012}}</ref>

DJ Fresh's single "[[Gold Dust (DJ Fresh song)|Gold Dust]]" was re-released, with the Shy FX Re-Edit as a single, on 2 December 2012. The extended play includes multiple new remixes.

In 2013, he released a single called "[[Soon Come]]" featuring [[Liam Bailey]], famous for his collaboration with [[Chase & Status]] on their track "[[Blind Faith (Chase & Status song)|Blind Faith]]". The song reached number 55 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/shy%20fx/ SHY FX | Artist | Official Charts]. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2013.</ref> He also released the single "Cloud 9" in 2013, a collaboration with [[Ms. Dynamite]].

In August 2014, Shy FX remixed the title track from London Grammar's debut album, ''[[If You Wait]]''.

For 2014's [[Red Bull]] Culture Clash, Shy FX joined forces with [[Chase & Status]], [[David Rodigan]] and MC Rage to form the soundsystem 'Rebel Sound'. They went on to win the clash, defeating fellow crews [[Stone Love Movement|Stone Love]], [[Boy Better Know]] and [[ASAP Mob|A$AP Mob]].

==Digital Soundboy label==
Williams and T Power (Marc Royal) started the Digital Soundboy label in 2005,<ref name='rdb-dsb'>{{cite web | url = http://www.rolldabeats.com/label/digital_soundboy_recordings/releases/sort_by_year | title = Digital Soundboy Recordings vinyl & CD release discography at RollDaBeats | access-date = 7 February 2013 | last = Johnson | first = Tom | author-link = Rolldabeats |author2=Thijs Engels  | work = Rolldabeats Discography Database}}</ref> initially releasing their own material but quickly expanding to include the artists [[Visionary (musician)|Visionary]], [[Benny Page]] and [[Breakage (musician)|Breakage]]. The label subsequently grew its genre coverage to the point where its discography includes [[Electro (music)|electro]], drum and bass, jungle, [[dubstep]], [[House music|house]] and [[UK funky]] releases from dozens of artists. All releases are observable as being in Digital Soundboy's "house style", as is the case with most drum and bass and dubstep labels.

Noted dubstep producers [[Skream]], [[Benga (musician)|Benga]] and [[Caspa]] have all released tracks on DSB, as have drum and bass and dubstep crossover artists Breakage, [[Calibre (artist)|Calibre]], [[DJ Fresh]] and [[Redlight (musician)|Redlight]] (a.k.a. DJ Clipz).<ref name='discogs-dsb'>{{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/label/Digital+Soundboy+Recording+Co. | title = Digital Soundboy Recording Co. – CDs and Vinyl at Discogs | access-date = 7 February 2013 | author = Discogs.com | author-link = Discogs | work = Discogs Discography Database}}</ref>

The label ended in December 2015.

==Selected discography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certification
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/shy%20fx/|title=Shy FX > UK Charts|publisher=Officialcharts.com/ [[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Dance Chart|UK<br/>Dance]]<br/><ref name="UKDanceSingles">Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
* For "Bambaata": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19990320/104/|title=Chart Archive > March 20, 1999|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=25 May 2024}}
* For "Shake Ur Body": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20020406/104/|title=Chart Archive > April 6, 2002|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=25 May 2024}}
* For "Wolf": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20021228/104/|title=Chart Archive > December 28, 2002|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=25 May 2024}}
* For "RA": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20031227/104/|title=Chart Archive > December 27, 2003|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=25 May 2024}}
* For "Soon Come": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20130804/104/|title=Chart Archive > August 10, 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=10 August 2013}}</ref><ref>* For "Cloud 9": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20131027/104/|title=Chart Archive > November 2, 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=2 November 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Indie Chart|UK<br/>Indie]]<br/><ref name="UKIndieSingles">Peak positions for the Indie singles in the UK:
* For "Soon Come": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20130804/130/|title=Chart Archive > August 10, 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=10 August 2013}}</ref><ref>* For "Cloud 9": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20131027/130/|title=Chart Archive > November 2, 2013|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=2 November 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=251}}</ref>
|-
| 1994
! scope="row"| "[[Original Nuttah]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with UK Apache)</span>
| 39 || – || – || –
|
*[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name=BPI>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=12 July 2025|artist=Shy FX}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
| 1998
! scope="row"| "Bambaata"
| 60 || 1 || – || –
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2002 
! scope="row"| "Shake Ur Body"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[T Power]] featuring Di)</span>
| 7 || 1 || – || 67
|
| rowspan="2"| ''Set It Off''
|-
! scope="row"| "Don't Wanna Know"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with T Power featuring Di and [[Skibadee]])</span>
| 19 || – || – || –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Wolf"
| 60 || 1 || – || –
|
| {{non-album singles}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
! scope="row"| "Feelin' U"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with T Power featuring [[Kele Le Roc]])</span>
| 34 || – || – || –
|
| ''Set It Off''
|-
! scope="row"| "RA"
| 79 || 1 || – || –
|
| rowspan="4" {{non-album singles}}
|-
| 2005
! scope="row"| "Feelings"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with T Power)</span>
| 76 || - || - || –
|
|-
| 2006
! scope="row"| "Everyday"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with T Power featuring [[Top Cat (musician)|Top Cat]])</span>
| 75 || - || - || –
|
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Light Up (The World)"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with Yasmin and [[Ms. Dynamite]]</span>
| 50 || - || - || –
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013 
! scope="row"| "[[Soon Come]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Liam Bailey]])</span>
| 55 || 18 || 6 || –
|
| ''Cornerstone''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Cloud 9 (Ms. Dynamite and Shy FX song)|Cloud 9]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Ms. Dynamite]])</span>
| 62 || 10 || 8 || –
|
| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Honey"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Kiko Bun)</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
! scope="row"| "We Just Don't Care"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Shingai)</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Chocolate"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Breakage (musician)|Breakage]], Roses Gabor and [[Ghetts]])</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2018
! scope="row"| "Call Me"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Maverick Sabre]])</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
| rowspan="5"| ''Raggamuffin Soundtape''
|-
! scope="row"| "Badboy Business"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Kate Stewart]] and Mr Williamz)</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Roll the Dice"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Lily Allen]] and [[Stamina MC]])</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
* BPI: Platinum<ref name=BPI/>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2019
! scope="row"| "Rudeboy Lovesong"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Sweetie Irie]] and [[Cara Delevingne]])</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Bad After We"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Kojey Radical]] and [[Ghetts]])</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
|-
| 2020
! scope="row"| "Rain / Outrun"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(as 45 Roller)</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
| {{Non-album singles}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2021
! scope="row"| "Michael Knight"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Breakage (musician)|Breakage]])</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
| rowspan="2"| ''Darker Than Blue''
|-
! scope="row"| "I Got You"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Breakage (musician)|Breakage]] and Break featuring Tyler Daley)</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022
! scope="row"| "Come Around Slowly"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Liam Bailey]])</span>
| – || – || – || –
|
| rowspan="2" {{TBA}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Amazing"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Agent Sasco]])</span>
| — || — || — || –
|
|-
| colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{discogs artist}}
*[http://www.digitalsoundboy.com/ Digital Soundboy]

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[[Category:English drum and bass musicians]]
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[[Category:Jungle musicians]]
[[Category:Black British DJs]]
[[Category:DJs from London]]
[[Category:British electronic dance music DJs]]
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